James Carville's THE GAMBLER
On September eleventh at the White House so quiet,
I met up with Bill Clinton, fresh from breakfast prayers,
We took our turns at strategy and tactics for impeachment,
Then the spirit overtook him and he began to preach,
He said, "James I've made a life out of conning lots of people,
Taking reckless chances, and escaping still intact,
And if you don't mind me sayin' I can see your consternation
For a look at your Playboy, I'll tell you some hard facts,"
So I gave him Miss October, he admired her nice assets,
Lit himself a big cigar, it smelled a bit like trout,
Then he focuesed like a laser, and his eyes honed in right on me,
Said, "If you're gonna play the game, you gotta be the best, no doubt"
"You got to know when to smoke 'em, know when to poke 'em,
Know when to bald face lie, know when to run
You'll never stay in office if you don't know how to grovel,
There'll be plenty time for kinky sex when impeachment's done"
I asked him 'bout the country and how he might help it
Did he let the folks down and would honor make him quit?
Our President's eyes bulging, asked, "Have you gone quite crazy,
Your job's to be my hatchet man, don't give me any shit,"
"You see most folks are fools, we're gonna go and fool them,
Tell them Ken Starr's a prick -caused this whole darn mess,
"Your "trailer trash" was brilliant, just find a term for Kenny,
And when this things all over people'll say that I'm the best "
"You got to know when to smoke 'em, know when to poke 'em,
Know when to bald face lie, know when to run
You'll never stay in office if you don't know how to grovel,
There'll be plenty time for kinky sex when impeachment's done"
Copyright 1998 wayne aaronson |
